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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1965
Page
5
Gilles and Sterling married at Wesley Methodist with ceremony led by Rev. officiants. The couple will reside at 1025 Missing Mississippi Street after a reception for about 300 guests at Walt's Dinner Club.
Jean Ann Howard and John T. Torgerson united in marriage at St. Luke's Methodist Church with Rev. Herbert Thompson conducting the July 31 ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Howard of 2508 Bainbridge Street. groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Tilfred Torgerson of 3053 South 29th Street. The wedding party included maid of honor Vickie Meil and best man Gary Loeffler. After the ceremony the couple planned a northern Minnesota honeymoon and will reside at 1444 Redfield Street, La Crosse, where the groom is employed by Trane Company. Prenuptial entertaining was hosted by several relatives and Gateway Plastics Co. employees.
Mrs. Sally H. Oswalt and Mrs. Hazel Ripp report from Kenosha Technical Institute on Wisconsin’s first Advanced Cosmetology Institute. They describe the lively curl look as soft, airy, and feminine, with a season's small head silhouette and tapered shaping requiring expert permanent waving and careful color blends.
Past presidents of Thomas Rooney Auxiliary 1530 VFW hosted their annual dinner at the Roadhouse on July 29. Attendees included Ann Muetze Miranda Rimmert Rose Wilson Alma Havens Emma Beranek Anna Trevallee Kathryn Johnston Celia Owen Isabella Hale. Volunteers assisted at Tomah VA Hospital and Oak Forest Sanitarium for patient entertainments and a birthday party at Tomah Hospital.
Stoddard Wisconsin Stoddard Methodist WSCS will sponsor a barbecue supper on Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. on the church grounds.
The article notes Gerber Cereals are enriched with iron and B vitamins to aid growth and appetite. It advises upright feeding to reduce air swallowing and keeping the nipple fully submerged to minimize air intake during bottle feeding.
Beverly Jean Streblow of Fond du Lac formerly of Onalaska married James Kenneth Krueger of Marion at the Church of Our Savior Fond du Lac. Rev. B J Stecker officiated. Attendants included Mary Morgan and Renae Peterson. reception at Town and Country Club. The couple will reside in West Allis while pursuing further studies.
Brenda May Bishop infant daughter of Donald and Hastings Minnesota natives was baptized at St Bridget Church Ettrick with Rev James Ennis officiating. Sponsors were John and Mrs Beirne. A family dinner followed at grandparents Glenn and Glennis Berg home and a family reunion was held at Stanley and Mrs Bishop home.
Luther High Auxiliary in Tomah hosted an Aug. 5 meeting at the school with Lt. Col. Richard Korthals of the USAF Academy Colorado Springs speaking on The Christian in the Space Age.
Readstown Wisconsin hosts a family reunion and picnic dinner for descendants of the late Solfest Anderson at the home of Mrs. Arletta Thorkildsen on Sunday August 15.
Betty Louise Haugen and Duane George Niedfeldt exchanged marriage vows Saturday July 31 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. The bride wore Chantilly lace with a watteau train and carried white roses. attendants included Cheryl Niedfeldt and Mary Miller. Best man Vernon Haugen and groomsmen Bob Haugen James Fuenger. The couple plans to reside in La Crosse after a reception following the ceremony.
Aletta Werel and Ann Muetze represented the La Crosse Chapter in New Orleans at the Disabled American War Veterans Auxiliary national convention which closed Friday night. August activities for Tomah area veterans include picnics bingo and dances at Tomah VA Hospital and local club rooms through August 21.
Descendants of Mr. and Mrs. George Burmester gathered for a potluck reunion in Eitzen Minnesota on Sunday August 1. Attendees traveled from Welch Wa terville Byron La Crosse and Elgin among others with lengthy family listings noted.
Rev J Ewart Shepherd officiated the first American Methodist wedding at Asbury Church uniting Val erie Jane Tietze and Richard Paul Mahlum on Saturday July 31. The couple will reside in Grantham England after summer duties with Rev and Mrs Deane Irish. The bride from Coon Valley is daughter of Mr Mrs Wesley Tietze. The groom is son of Mr Mrs Manley Mahlum of 2023 Charles St Rochester MN.
Edward and Mrs Edward O Rourke of Kendall Wisconsin mark their silver wedding anniversary on Saturday August 14 Mass at St Josephs Catholic Church at 11 a m opens the day Open house until 4 p m at the American Legion House and a 9 p m dance at the Ontario community hall completes the celebration.
YWCA Girl Reserve alumnae gathered at Mrs. Charles Baures home for a luncheon and social hour with Fern Tausche hosting the afternoon. Mrs. Baures named chairman with Murriel Rorabaugh as co chair and Ida Henker and Louise Hetland as historians. Reunion attendees included Clara Wagner Schlicht and many others from La Crosse and nearby towns.
Bride-elect Marilyn Rose Morgan and David Peter Shepardson announce their engagement. Morgan a 1965 Saint Francis School of Nursing graduate. Shepardson a Wisconsin State University La Crosse alumnus. The wedding is set for Saturday August 14 at Asbury Methodist Church.
Holmen Wis Grand view Garden Club presents a flower show Summer Splendor on Saturday Aug 14 at Holmen grade school from 2 to 9 p.m. The event features local blooms and guidance from club members.
Aug 21 in La Crescent Minnesota for the wedding of Donna Catherine Wallace to Joseph Charles Gittens son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Martin Gittens at the Catholic Church of the Crucifixion.
A correction states Doris Frances Riskey hails from Warsau North Dakota not Warsau North Dakota as previously listed in the Wednesday August 7 engagement notice to John T Jessesski Trempealeau. The wedding is set for Saturday September 4 at St Stanislaus Catholic Church Warsau.
The 18th Sanness reunion gathered at Oscar Sannes’s Spring Grove home with a potluck meal on Sunday August 1. Officers elected included Marie Bunge president Cora Kjos vice president Frances Moen secretary Janice Storlie treasurer and Doris Marken reporter.
The shrimp has surpassed salt fish and tuna in recent years to become the most valuable seafood in the United States, signaling shifting consumer demand and market dynamics for shellfish.
Kendall Pair in Kendall Wis marriage of Mary Elm Wiseman and Robert C Jenkins at St Josephs Catholic Church with Rev George Nelson officiating. Attendants included Mrs Bernard Wiseman and Harold Jenkins. reception for 250 at Valley Inn Elroy. couple to honeymoon in Hawaii. Groom employed by Kroger Co Richland Center and to reside there at 541 West Side Dr. Prenuptial shower hosts listed.
University of Mississippi lists 482 degree candidates for summer commencement on August 22. Katherine Fontaine Stubblefield of La Crosse is a candidate for a Master of Science in combined sciences in mathematics. Also noted: ancient chicken farming in China Egypt and Malaya spans at least two millennia.
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